IB - MYP Personal Project Review (10th Grade Year)

[Pages:21]IB - MYP Personal Project Review

(10th Grade Year)

Personal Project Leader: Ms. Sabo - 1305 (in Counseling Office)

Personal Project Advisors: HPSH Staff

IB MYP Coordinator: Mrs. Bonk ? 1311

DON'T WORRY!

?Most students started in 9th grade BUT if you didn't OR you are new to HPSH.... Don't Worry, you still have time to complete the project...

?ALL 10th grade students do the Personal Project

What IS the Personal Project ?

?The MYP Personal Project is considered the culmination of the students MYP journey. Students choose an Global Context to use as a driving force for the project.

?It is completed almost entirely outside of class and students have approximately six to twelve months to create their projects.

?It provides an excellent opportunity for you, the student to produce a truly personal and/or creative piece of work of your choice.

?The personal nature of the project is important; the project should be based around a topic that motivates and interests you!

What are the Components / Requirements of the PP?

?Process Journal (ongoing) ?Project Itself-- Outcome or Product (ongoing) ?Paper (Winter) ?Showcase (Spring) ?Recognition Celebration (Spring)

How do I start? OR

What do I do next?

?Most students began brainstorming, choosing a Global Context, and researching last year.

?Some students even started projects over the summer!

?If you have not done these, now is the time... ?The next step is to begin the journaling

process and work on the actual project -outcome or product!

Personal Project Products

Challenging

? A student creates a bag using a second-hand material.

? A student documents his or her self-taught skills of photography

Highly Challenging

? A student wants to create a range of bags using second-hand materials to exhibit at a local arts center.

? A student documents his or her neighborhood through a photography exhibition.

What are the Global Contexts (G.C.) that I choose from?

?Identities and relationships ?Orientation in space and time ?Personal and cultural expression ?Scientific and technical innovation ?Globalization and sustainability ?Fairness and development

Identities and Relationships

Definition: Students will explore identify; beliefs and values; personal,

physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities and cultures; what it means to be human. Examples: ?Two side of social networking; an awareness campaign about digital citizenship and cyber bullying ?How online identities impact offline relationships; a research essay ?Keeping culinary traditions; a video series following family recipes with historical relevance ?The effect of mass media on teenage identity; a short film

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